1. Mercury The Closest Planet to the Sun

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3. Basic Facts about Mercury Surface temperature: -279- 801 F Orbital Period: 88 days Rotation Period: 58.8 days Gravity:.378 times earth (100 earth pounds=37.8 Mercury Lbs.) Named after Roman god mercury who is the god of commerce and is the swiftest

4. Mercury Mercury is the innermost planet and it is one of the most boring planets (36 million miles) It gets 10 times the amount of sun that we get It lacks a strong atmosphere because it is so close to the Sun. It got blown away millions of years ago from solar winds

5. Terrestrial Planet Terrestrial planets are rocky planets 4 terrestrial planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars All terrestrial planets have a crust, mantle, and core

6. Fire and Ice Because of its lack of atmosphere (blanket) the side of Mercury that is shaded is very cold. One of the coldest places in the Solar System Also, because it takes 59 days to rotate on its axis half of the planet is in the dark for a long time